Johnny Cash - Abner Brown: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Abner Brown" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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A# Every town has its town bum I guess ours had one Here's a song about him, I remember him fondly Well his name was Abner Brown A# F A# I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown F And nobody knew when he came to town D# A# But he spread good will to his fellow men F A# And they let him sleep in the cotton gin He could drink more brew than an army could But he had more friends and he did more good Than a lot of fine, fancy people in our town So they tolerated Abner Brown And all us kids were on his side Because he told us tales until our eyes grew wide And he made us feel about ten feet tall Because he had no kids but he claimed us all And after school and on weekends You could find me down at the cotton gin The truest friend that I ever found was A good old drunk named Abner Brown Gm D# A# Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again Gm D# A# F I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men A# I've met and known in all the low D# And higher places that I've been Chorus: A# Gm Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down D# F A# I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown Lord, take me back to the cotton land To Arkansas take me home again Let me be the boy that I once have been Let me walk that road to the cotton gin He's probably dead many years ago And gone the way that old drunks go But I'd still like to sit down Talk to my old friend, Abner Brown Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  D#  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Abner Brown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Abner Brown" by Johnny Cash.